English Explanatory Dictionary

lithic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to stone.
  2. Relating to rock.
  3. Relating to lithium.
  4. Relating to the formation of uric acid concretions (stones) in the bladder and other parts of the body.
  5. pertaining to Native American culture before circa 8,500 BCE.
noun
  1. A stone tool or projectile.
  2. A medicine that prevents stone in the bladder.
  3. A lithic fragment: a piece of another rock eroded down to sand size.

Pronunciation

/ˈlɪθɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lithic.wav

Word forms

lithic more lithic most lithic lithics

Etymology

From lith- + -ic.

Synonyms

Paleo-Indian

Derived words

abyssolithic antilithic cystolithic endolithic heliolithic lithate lithic acid lithic mulch paralithic polylithic siderolithic
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